Antibiotics in meat, we have no bananas, family recipes as history
It’s a Friday…and a wrap. On the menu, in no particular order. Antibiotic use in meat production. Many scientists and public health groups have grown concerned “that the livestock industry’s …
Op-Ed: “Trust me. Butter is better.”
Mark Bittman is a noted journalist, author and chef. He’s now at UC Berkeley, where he is affiliated with the Berkeley Food Institute and the Graduate School of Journalism. He’s …
General Mills set to eliminate artificial flavoring and coloring from cereal line
General Mills has announced it will eliminate artificial coloring and flavoring from all of its cereals by 2017. Natural ingredients, such as fruit and vegetable juices, will replace artificial ingredients. …
Opinion: building an “integrated food safety system” will take all of us
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents the most sweeping reform of American food safety law in more than seven decades. The FDA’s implementation of the FSMA “envisions an ‘integrated …
FDA wants to pull back the curtain on antibiotics
Even as more companies announce that they will reduce the use of antibiotics in meat production, the argument about the use of antibiotics in animals continues. One issue is that …
What Tyson’s big antibiotic announcement might really mean
Last week, Tyson Foods made big news when it announced that it was “striving” to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in the production of its chicken. Tyson is one …
Food industry waging battle over sugar labeling plans
A proposal being considered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seems modest, but is causing a political firestorm. It would require food labels to include a line revealing how …
The food industry’s efforts to stop GMO labeling may be hurting image
The GMO labeling debate is not going away. And it is almost certain that the food industry’s efforts to stop GMO labeling attempts by consumer groups is a bad public …